Hicks Muse to Acquire Zycon
In a Deal Set at $193.4 Million

By

Carlos Tejada Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated Dec. 3, 1996 12:01 a.m. ET

DALLAS -- Zycon Corp. said it agreed to be acquired by Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc. for $193.4 million in a transaction that increases the buyout firm's interests in the printed circuit-board industry.

Shares of Zycon, based in Santa Clara, Calif., rose 28%, or $3.50, to $16 in Nasdaq Stock Market trading Monday.

Dallas-based Hicks Muse has been seeking to increase its presence in circuit boards, which connect the...